I have a guitar in a warehouse that is not humidified or heated or airconditioned. Is this going to

[jrseriel]

Help me please i need to know so I can get it out of there if it is!!!!

[Swmcv2007]

Yes take it out right now and DO NOT OPEN THE CASE. Make sure it has been somewhere warm and safe for at least 5 or 6 hours before even looking at it.

 

Immediately take it to a respected guitar tech or luthier in your general area.

 

I hope there was no damage. Good luck and welcome to the forum.

[jrseriel]

thanks alot but i will have to have alittle more feedback. but thanks for imput.

[The Mick]

[jrseriel]

By the way it is in a case.

[phil325]

Like he said take it out and keep in case to acclimate to an ideal temp for the wood since wood is affected by climate change. Btw it's spelled "input"

[jrseriel]

sorry about the spelling. and thanks

[The Mick]

thanks alot but i will have to have alittle more feedback. but thanks for imput.

 

So do we.

 

Electric or Acoustic

How hot does it get

How cold does it get

Whats the normal humidity where you are

How long has it been there

[jrseriel]

Its an electric, it gets to be in the mid 60s but low as in the teens or twenties. I don't know the humidity. Its been there for 6 months.

[The Mick]

It's probably ok but get it out of there and do as phil325 said earlier. Tune it up and get back to us and let us know if anythings wrong.

[jrseriel]

okay. thanks again.

[The Mick]

by the way what is it?

[AXE®]

It must be a Les Paul, this is the Les Paul forum afterall...

[The Mick]

yes of course it is but of what flavor?

[jrseriel]

It is a gibson les paul studio wine red with gold hardware.

[The Mick]

[AXE®]

Oh ...

 

GET IT OUT OF THERE NOW!!!

 

Those temps are not especially instrument conducive ...

[jrseriel]

I will do and I will talk with the manger of the store and complain and get it out and I will get back to you how it looks and if its not damged. Thanks so much I really appreciate it.

[AXE®]

No problem we may be neighbors one day..

 

Marienville may be home for me some day.

[dem00n]

No point fighting the manger...you think hes gona do anything?

[The Mick]

It's at a store ? What ?

[AXE®]

Its an electric' date=' it gets to be in the mid 60s but low as in the teens or twenties. I don't know the humidity. Its been there for 6 months.[/quote']

 

 

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[NeoConMan]

How does YOUR guitar wind up in a warehouse for months at a time?

Sounds like a f-ed up deal to me....

 

 

 

Think about this - those guitars leave the factory every week, no matter the weather.

The freight lines that haul them do not have climate controlled trucks so they will suffer whatever Mother Nature has.

 

Gibson tunes them a half step flat to compensate for this before shipping, so the string tension doesn't get extreme.

Lower tension will be alleviated when the guitar is properly tuned, with no lasting effects.

 

When delivered to dealers in sub-freezing or 120 degree temps (I'm in Arizona) the guitars are left in their case to slowly acclimate to the store environment. If any damage is permanent at that time, then Gibson is on the hook.

 

Leaving a guitar in the case for months is a bad idea anyway, if the action needs adjustment you won't know.

In humid environs (I was in Houston for 15 years) mold will grow in the case and on the guitar, not to mention rust.

[Slogold]

Get it out of there right now!!!

[crossroadsnyc]

Why has your guitar been in a warehouse for 6 months? Why are you just now worrying about this? The whole story is a little confusing.